1、Unit 1 People ofAchievement Using Language personification: (hair) stood on end; simile: as though he had just received an electric shock; metaphor: the doors of academic institutions; euphemism: passed away 5. 教师活动：介绍人物传记的写作方法。 人物传记人物传记 人物传记是记叙文体的一种， 主要是写名人或伟人的生平及事迹。 在文章篇幅安排上要对被 描述对象的生平进行简要描述， 主要篇幅
2、要叙述其事迹或在某个领域作出的特殊贡献， 最后 简要地对该人物进行评价。 1.篇章结构 开头段：简要介绍生平（出生年月、出生地点、家庭背景等） 主体段：具体描述人物外貌、性格特点、教育经历、主要事迹等 ParagraphMain idea 1General information about his greatest contribution and personal qualities 2-4His life story and achievements 5Appearance and personality 6Death 结尾段：对人物作出整体评价一、个人简介的结构特征 2. 常用表达 (
3、1) Birthday and birthplace was born on in Born onin, is a/an (2) Family background sb was born in/ into a (n) rich/ poor/ ordinary family live/ lead/ have a happy/ hard life as a child/when he (she) was young/ in his (her) childhood with the help/ assistance of his (her) parents be strict with give
4、him (her) support mentally and financially (3) Education graduate from department of university be admitted to/ into university When in college, he (she) majored in (主修） go abroad for further study receive/ get a bachelors (学士）masters(硕士）doctors（博士）degree win the first prize win a gold/ silver/ bron
5、ze medal become a world champion be awarded a medal for have a gift for/ be gifted in (4) Events in life work on serve as devote oneself to/ be devoted to/ devote all his/ her time and energy to concentrate on make up ones mind to do/ be determined to do make great contributions to fight for be hono
6、ured with for (5) Evaluation be honoured as be remembered as be famous/ well-known/ noted as set an example to sb/ set sb an example be respected by everyone speak/ think highly of his/ her heroic story spread all over the country 三、After-class 1. 学生活动：Write an introduction about someone you admire.
7、 (1) Choose the person you are going to write about. It should be someone you think is great in some way. It can be an ordinary person, such as a parent, a relative, or a friend (2) Make a list of things that need to be included in your introduction. (3) Use your notes to write your introduction and
8、 sum up how you feel about this person. Sample Writing: When people talk about sacrifice and charity for others, the name that most often comes up in my mind is Mother Teresa. In fact, she is so famous for her work that her name is most often used nowadays as a point of comparison by which others ar
9、e judged (for example, “He may do some good work, but hes no Mother Teresa) .Interestingly, though her name is still heard quite often, many younger people have no clear idea who she was. Mother Teresas real name isAgnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born on 26August 1910 in Skopje, where is now the mode
10、rn-day Republic of Macedonia. When she was a young girl, she decided that she wanted to help poor people in India, so when she was 18, she left home and eventually made her way to Darjeeling, India. She formally became a nun in 1931, and took Teresa as her new name. In the beginning, she was just a
11、teacher of other nuns. However, in 1946she felt stirred to help the poorest of the poor in Calcutta (modern-day Kolkata).She began to work full-time there in 1948 and was allowed to form her own charity group in 1950. In time, her group grew to thousands of members, helping orphans, refugees, the di
12、sabled, the most ill, and the poorest people around the world. However, Mother Teresa is most famous for her Home of the Dying and the Destitute in Calcutta. This work began when she found a poor man dying alone in the street of Calcutta, and decided that she had to do something to help, as nothing
13、could be worse than dying alone in the streets. Workers for the Home of the Dying and the Destitute would find dying people in the streets, and bring them to the centre, where they would be cared for, fed, and loved until their final moments. For her work, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace P
14、rize in 1979. When she died on 5 September 1997, she was given a state funeral by the government of India, which was attended by more than 15, 000people and broadcast around the world on TV, with many world leaders singing praises to her. People who met Mother Teresa often remarked at how small she
15、was-she was only 152 cm tall. She was also very quiet and gentle in the way she behaved. This all proves that even the smallest or gentlest people can still do great and mighty things. 2. 学生活动：Exchange your draft with a partner. (1) Use the checklist to help you review your partners draft. Does the
16、writer describe the persons appearance and personality? Does the writer tell an impressive story of the persons life? Does the writer say why the person is great? Does the writer sum up how he/she feels about this person? (2) Take your draft back and revise it. Assessing Your Progress 1. 学生活动：Comple
17、te the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. gentlesum upcircumstanceencounternovelistpatent 1 To our surprise, he was actually the _ and caring father of three children. 2 To _, his fame and wealth were gained through hard work and his in-depth knowledge of his business. 3A geni
18、us for invention, Thomas Edison obtained scores of _. 4 Under no _ should we do terrible things to other people 5As a botanist, he takes notes on the properties of any plant he _. 6 The first-person narrator is a stylistic device that has been used by _ many and poets throughout the ages. (Answers:
19、1 gentle2 sum up3 patents4 circumstances5 encounters6 novelists ) 2. 学生活动： What do you know about Sun Yat-sen? Read the passage, and then fill in the blanks with relative pronouns or adverbs. Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) was widely considered to be the founder and forerunner of modern China. He was only
20、in power for a short time, when he was president of the country in 1912. So it may seem odd to some people _ knowledge of China may be limited that he is such an important figure. However, his influence is not based on his time in office, but on his continuous struggle for a better society and his c
21、oncern for all Chinese people. He also put forward many advanced ideas _ brought the Chinese people together, in particular, the Three Principles of the People. These principles were inspired by Lincoln, _ he admired, and were developed when he was travelling overseas, _ he went to find support for
22、his country. The first principle is about nationalism, _ indicates that China should never be divided and should not be under any foreign control. The second is about peoples rights. It means that all people have great value and should also have the same rights. The third is about peoples livelihood
23、, _ means that the government should create opportunities for people to make a good living. (Answers: whose; which; who/ whom; where; which; which) 四、Summary 重点词汇：1. consequence 2. encounter 3. sum up 4. come to power 重点句型：独立主格结构；out of+名词短语；as though/as if 引导的从句的语气 总结人物传记的写法。 五、作业布置 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Ja
24、ck想了解著名科学家屠呦呦的相关情况，请你根据以下要求 给他写一封回信。 姓名：屠呦呦 国籍：中国 职业：药学家、科学家 兴趣爱好：自幼对传统中药兴趣浓厚 主要经历： 1. 1930年12月30日出生于浙江省宁波市； 2. 1951年考入北京医学院，主修制药专业； 3.毕业后接受中医培训两年半，并一直在北京从事中医工作； 4. 1971年成功发现并制成青蒿素； 5. 2015年10月5日，她被授予诺贝尔生理学或医学奖，成为中国第一个获得诺贝尔奖的女性 科学家。 注意： 1.词数100左右；信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：药学家 chemis
25、t Dear Jack, I am glad to hear that you would like to know something about the famous scientist Tu Youyou. Now, I will give you a brief introduction to her. _ _ _ _ _ _ Wish you all the best! Yours, Li Hua One possible version: Dear Jack, I am glad to hear that you would like to know something about
26、 the famous scientist Tu Youyou. Now, I will give you a brief introduction to her. Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province on December 30th,1930, Tu Youyou, a famous female chemist and scientist, showed great interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine when she was young. In 1951, she was permitted into Peki
27、ng University Medical School, majoring in making medicine. After graduating from the university, she was trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine for two years and a half and has been working on it in Beijing. In 1971, she succeeded in discovering and developing artemisinin. To our excitement and delight, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiologyor Medicine on October 5th, 2015, becoming the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize. Wish you all the best! Yours, Li Hua
